Following the deaths of newborn babies in prisons, a new campaigning organisation protested outside Parliament against the incarceration of pregnant women, reports Feyzi Ismail.
Author: Alison Leslie
West Midlands firearms officer facing criminal inquiry over fatal shooting
A police firearms officer is being investigated for potential homicide offences over the shooting of a 31-year-old man in Coventry in 2019. The officer and victims family have been advised of this development.
The families of people killed by police taking matters in their own hands
This week marks a grim anniversary: one year since the murder of Sarah Everard. The killing by a serving policeman, PC Wayne Couzens, shook the country.‘ Almost none of us have got justice’, said Marcia Rigg.
Record levels of self-harm found at Derbyshire women’s prison
Inmates held in a women’s prison are making 1,000 calls a month to Samaritans amid record levels of self-harm, increased violence and low safety levels usually only seen in men’s facilities, a damning report has found.
Women prisoners making 1,000 calls a month to Samaritans, says report
Women were making around 1,000 calls each month to the Samaritans, according to prison inspectors. A report by the Inspectorate of Prisons has found self-harm was the highest at HMP Foston Hall.
New data shows 2021 had highest number of deaths in prison ever
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest statistics on deaths and self-harm in prison in the UK. Six of the deaths were in women’s prisons, three of which were ‘natural cause’ and three await classification.
New Photo Gallery : UFFC Annual Rally & Protest 2021
Take a look at the new gallery from the United Families & Friends Campaign annual rally and protest that took place in October 2021. Many thanks for the contributions from Ken Fero, INQUEST and others.
Protests reduce police killings, new US research shows
George Floyd’s death in police custody brought a huge and a rapid increase in protests over police brutality – thousands of marches driven by the assumption that taking to the streets will bring change. Does it?
